Product Manager, Senior Care

U.S. News & World Report; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. News & World Report in New York seeks a Mid-to-Senior Product Manager to serve as Product Owner for the Senior Care segment, owning the category lifecycle and annual ranking launches.

You will drive roadmap, improve research and decision tools, and collaborate with leadership to expand into new categories, consumer tools and B2B offerings. This role emphasizes data-driven decisions, user-centric design, and close partnerships with design, editorial and SEO teams.

Qualifications

• Mid-to-senior level Product Manager with 3-5 years of experience in digital platforms.
• Experience owning product lifecycles for consumer-focused or B2B products is a plus.
• Strong ability to translate data into actionable features and roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Act as Product Owner for senior care categories, leading planning, optimization, and delivery of core site features and annual category launches.
• Develop and execute product plans aligning with business goals to deliver intuitive, trustworthy user experiences.
• Analyze metrics and research to translate data into features and communicate findings to stakeholders regularly.
• Define, prioritize, and manage the product backlog with clear user stories for high-value delivery.
• Lead daily communications and agile workflows with development, design, editorial, SEO, and marketing teams.
• Collaborate with UX on user research and with leadership to evaluate new product expansion opportunities (new care verticals or B2B platforms).
• Leverage web analytics and AI tools to optimize search traffic, site architecture, and user engagement across senior care products.

Skills

Product ownership

Roadmapping

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

User research

Data analysis

Tools

Web analytics

AI tools

Job description

U.S. News & World Report is a multifaceted digital media company dedicated to helping citizens, consumers, business leaders and policy officials make important decisions in their lives. We publish independent reporting, rankings, data journalism and advice that has earned the trust of our readers and users for 90 years. Our platforms on usnews.com include Education, Health, Money, Travel, Cars, News, Real Estate, Careers and 360 Reviews. We reach millions of people monthly during moments when they are most in need of expert advice and motivated to act on that advice directly on our platforms. Our signature franchises include our 'Best' series of consumer guides on colleges, graduate schools, hospitals, diets, cars, financial services and more. These guides provide an easy-to-digest list for consumers to better understand and compare when making their decisions. We continue to publish annual guides of the authoritative Best Colleges and Best Hospitals rankings on our website and in print. And our U.S. News Live flagship conferences highlight important national conversations such as Healthcare of Tomorrow . We believe in having a broad range of talent and backgrounds at U.S. News. We strive to maintain a welcoming and inclusive workplace where everyone is given an opportunity to succeed and contribute to their fullest.

Your Role In Helping Us Shape The Future

U.S. News empowers everyone to thrive. In this position, you will have the opportunity to leverage your strengths and skills to help families and consumers make critical, informed decisions around senior care. We are seeking a Mid-to-Senior level Product Manager (3'5 years of experience) to serve as the Product Owner for our Senior Care segment, which covers ratings, reviews, and search tools across Senior Living, Nursing Homes, Home Health, and emerging care categories. You will own the category life cycle end-to-end-driving annual ranking launches, optimizing user experiences, executing roadmaps, and collaborating with leadership to expand into new categories, consumer tools, and B2B offerings.

Are you up to the challenge?

• Act as Product Owner for senior care categories, leading the planning, optimization, and delivery of core site features and annual category launches.
• Develop and execute product plans aligning with business goals, focusing on creating intuitive, trustworthy, and engaging research and decision-making experiences for users.
• Analyze quantitative metrics and qualitative research to identify user needs, translating data into actionable feature improvements and presenting weekly/monthly findings to stakeholders.
• Define, prioritize, and manage the product backlog using clear user stories and requirements to ensure high-value feature delivery.
• Lead daily communications and agile workflows with development, design, editorial, SEO, and marketing teams.
• Collaborate with UX teams on user research and collaborate with product leadership to evaluate new product expansion opportunities (such as new care verticals or B2B platforms).
• Leverage web analytics and AI tools to optimize search traffic, site architecture, and user engagement across senior care products.